Patents Issued in March 16, 2017
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Publication number: 20170075321Abstract: A method for managing an installation (10), the installation (10) including: a power supply device (14), and members (16) supplied with energy by the power supply device (14), the method including the following steps: determining the available energy coming from the power supply device (14), determining the energy consumed by the members (16), and optimizing the operation of the installation (10) so that a criterion is met, the criterion being met at least if the energy balance of the installation (10) is positive for a given length of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Christian LONGET, Michel THIEBAUT
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Publication number: 20170075322Abstract: Device for managing electrical consumption.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Florian Delizy, Hugues Lefebvre de Saint Germain, Jean-Marc Oury, Bruno Heintz
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Publication number: 20170075323Abstract: A site monitoring system may analyze information from sites to determine when a device, a sensor, a controller, or other structure associated with optically switchable devices has a problem. The system may, if appropriate, act on the problem. In certain embodiments, the system learns customer/user preferences and adapts its control logic to meet the customer's goals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Dhairya Shrivastava, Stephen C. Brown, Vijay Mani
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Publication number: 20170075324Abstract: A method of generating the knowledge base used for a programmable fuzzy controller comprising the steps of determining the relevant input and output variables to be controlled; creating artificial potential fields for each of said variables; sampling each of said potential fields in order to generate fuzzy membership functions; compiling said fuzzy membership functions into fuzzy sets; and mapping inputs fuzzy set to output fuzzy sets through a rule base. The relevant input and output variables are including: minimum, maximum, and equilibrium values; an importance weight; a non-linearity value; a control direction; and information as to whether said variable is an input or output variable. Further provided is a programmable fuzzy controller whose fuzzy knowledge base is obtained by the method described.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Igor Bittencourt Santiago, Ronaldo Antonio da Silva, Danilo Lavigne Halla
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Publication number: 20170075325Abstract: An example of a building automation system utilizes intelligent system elements, some of which are lighting devices having light sources, and some of which are utility building control and automation elements. Some utility building control and automation elements include a controllable mechanism for use in control of some aspect of the building other than lighting. Another intelligent system element may include either a user interface component and be configured as a building controller, or include a detector and be configured as a sensor. Each intelligent system element includes a network communication interface, processor, memory and programming to configure the intelligent system element as a lighting device, utility building control and automation element, controller or sensor. At least one of the intelligent lighting devices is configured as a building control and automation system server. Several examples, however, implement the overall control using distributed processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Januk Aggarwal, Jason Rogers, Jack C. Rains, JR., David P. Ramer
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Publication number: 20170075326Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes receiving, at a ratio controller, turbine response values based on first process output value based on a first control parameter and a first process input value, and a second process output value based on a second control parameter and a second process input value, providing the first process input value as a predetermined first constant set point value while varying the second process input value, receiving updated turbine response values, determining at least one third control parameter, providing the third control parameter as the second control parameter, providing the second process input value as a predetermined second constant set point value while varying the first process input value, receiving updated turbine response values, determining at least one fourth control parameter, and providing the fourth control parameter as the first control parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Tena K. Britt, Scott David Oceanak
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Publication number: 20170075327Abstract: To use a sensor element for a plurality of purposes. A sensor control apparatus connected to at least one sensor element, includes a storage unit configured to store a plurality of programs, in each of which a series of processes including making a predetermined setting for the sensor element, processing a measurement result based on that setting, and transmitting the processing result to an external apparatus is implemented, and execution definition information in which mutually different execution time periods are defined for the plurality of programs, and a control unit configured to receive predetermined maintenance information from the external apparatus and perform a process based on that maintenance information while a first program is being executed among the plurality of user programs based on the execution definition information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Norio OKADA
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Publication number: 20170075328Abstract: A method for controlling a device by a terminal device and the terminal device thereof are provided. The method includes: identifying an identity image of a controlled device; obtaining a control interface of the controlled device according to the identity image; receiving a control operation instruction triggered by a user through the control interface; and sending the control operation instruction to the controlled device by establishing communication connection with the controlled device. The user may identify respective controlled devices and obtain corresponding control interfaces of the controlled devices conveniently in a manner of identifying identity images of respective controlled devices by the same user terminal, and thus realize convenient control over the controlled devices through the control interfaces, so as to improve the convenience and accuracy of controlling the respective controlled devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Xiao ZHANG, Enxing HOU, Hong CHEN
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Publication number: 20170075329Abstract: An apparatus is for a user, a workplace danger zone, a hazardous workplace machine, a detector assembly and a computer assembly. The apparatus includes a garment configured to be worn by the user, and an identification device being configured to be coupled to the garment. The identification device is configured to be wirelessly detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Stanley Wilfred WHITTAKER
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Publication number: 20170075330Abstract: A data transmission apparatus (100) selects transmission object data to a remote control terminal (101) based on acquired point group data (20). At this time, an upper limit of a data quantity of the transmission object data in a predetermined region is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Natsuki MATSUNAMI, Tomohiro TAMI, Masato IEHARA
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Publication number: 20170075331Abstract: A programmable logic controller controls at least one robot to manipulate a plurality of workpieces. The programmable logic controller includes a sensor interface configured to receive sensor data that represents information of the workpieces. The programmable logic controller includes a scheduler configured to create a schedule that includes information representing an order in which the workpieces are to be manipulated. The schedule created by the scheduler is based on the sensor data. The programmable logic controller includes a synchronizer that is configured to receive the schedule. The synchronizer is configured to cause a robot to manipulate the workpieces based on the schedule and based on a function block. The function block is configured via the programmable logic controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: Yaskawa America, Inc.Inventors: Chetan KAPOOR, Peter S. MARCH
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Publication number: 20170075332Abstract: Embodiments presented herein provide techniques for executing a block-based workflow to provide a schedule for a semiconductor manufacturing environment. The block-based workflow includes a plurality of blocks and each block specifies a set of operations to be performed upon execution of each block. One embodiment includes extracting scheduling data from the semiconductor manufacturing environment, determining an allocation of the number of lots to one or more devices operating in the semiconductor manufacturing environment, determining an order in which the lots should be processed by the one or more devices and publishing results of the allocation and processing order to at least one another device in the semiconductor manufacturing environment, based on the plurality of blocks in the block-based workflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: David Everton NORMAN
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Publication number: 20170075333Abstract: Embodiments presented herein provide techniques for executing a block-based workflow to perform a planning process for a semiconductor manufacturing environment. The block-based workflow includes a plurality of blocks that specify a set of operations for performing the planning process. One embodiment includes extracting planning data from a spreadsheet application, converting the data from a first schema to a second schema, generating a plan for the semiconductor manufacturing environment, and publishing the plan to the spreadsheet application, based on the plurality of blocks in the block-based workflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: David Everton NORMAN
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Publication number: 20170075334Abstract: A controller, such as a PLC, stores a task execution condition management table that indicates execution conditions for tasks and executes programs periodically in accordance with the execution conditions for the tasks. The controller provides a setting instruction for modifying the execution conditions for the tasks. A user enters the setting instruction in a user program by using a support device, for example. The controller updates the task execution condition management table with regard to a task associated with the instruction by executing the instruction for modifying the execution conditions for the tasks, including priorities of the tasks and cycles of the tasks, contained in the user program, and executes the programs in accordance with the updated execution conditions for the tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Koji YAOITA, Tatsuya KOJIMA
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Publication number: 20170075335Abstract: The change stage of a user program is shared, and the suspension time of a device caused by updating the user program is shortened. A controller includes a first storage unit, a first change management unit, and a first user program generation unit. The first storage unit stores a data container. When the data container stored in the first storage unit is changed, the first change management unit stores a change record of the data container into a first update history. The first change management unit stores a new data container generated using the change record into the first storage unit. The first user program generation unit generates a user program using a user program resource contained in the new data container.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Yoshitaka TAKEUCHI, Satoru MIURA, Hiroshi YOSHIDA
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Publication number: 20170075336Abstract: At least some of plural control target devices are classified so as to belong to one of plural groups. A control device holds identification information specifying a belonging control target device and information about a behavior of a remaining control target device in detecting an abnormality of a control target device belonging to an identical group with respect to each group. The control device detects the abnormality of each of the plural control target devices based on data exchanged with the plural control target devices in executing a user program. When the abnormality is detected in one of the plural control target devices, the control device refers to the identification information to specify an abnormal group to which the control target device in which the abnormality is detected belongs, and the control device refers to the information about the behavior to control action of the abnormal group.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventor: Takamasa UEDA
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Publication number: 20170075337Abstract: A control device for a machine tool for cutting a rotationally-symmetric workpiece by a tool, includes a machining command making unit for making a machining command for an auxiliary motor based on rotation speeds of the workpiece and the tool, and feed rates of the tool and the workpiece, an oscillation command making unit for making an oscillation command for the auxiliary motor, based on the rotation speeds and the feed rates, so that the oscillation command is asynchronous with the rotation speed of the workpiece around the axis of rotation, and so that the tool intermittently cuts the workpiece, an addition unit for adding the oscillation command to the machining command, and a control unit for controlling the auxiliary motor based on the machining command to which the oscillation command has been added.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: FANUC CORPORATIONInventors: Kouki Kameta, Naoto Sonoda
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Publication number: 20170075338Abstract: Apparatus for machining an object, the apparatus comprising: a wheel including; a first circular surface; a second circular surface oriented parallel to the first circular surface; a first rim surface extending from the first circular surface at a first edge, a gradient of the first rim surface having a radial component; and a second rim surface extending from the second circular surface at a second edge and towards the first rim surface, a gradient of the second rim surface having a radial component, the first edge defining a curved surface between the first circular surface and the first rim surface, and the second edge defining a curved surface between the second circular surface and the second rim surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLCInventors: Manikanta Saravanan RAJARATHINAM, Wu Xin Charles NG, Vigneshwaran RAMALINGAM
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Publication number: 20170075339Abstract: A system for controlling and/or analyzing an industrial process having an on-site automation unit of a system operator, wherein the on-site automation unit performs a first process variable calculation and influences the industrial process. An off-site processing unit of a service operator different from the system operator is provided, wherein the off-site processing unit has an application and carries out a second process variable calculation and influences the industrial process directly or indirectly via the second process variable calculation. Local data is received by the off-site processing unit from the on-site automation unit via a data link. The off-site processing unit stores the local data in a primary storage. A revision module belonging to the off-site processing unit is provided wherein the revision module logs access to the primary storage by the application.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Amit Verma
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Publication number: 20170075340Abstract: A method for the visualization of one or more dimensions of data. The data originate from controlling and/or monitoring an industrial production process, which is controlled by a manufacturing execution system. The visualization creates a virtual reality landscape by mapping the data onto symbols. The symbols are contained in a symbol library and they are selected in dependency of the value for the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: LUC CLAEYS
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Publication number: 20170075341Abstract: A numerical controller includes a programmable controller that performs input and output of a signal based on a ladder program and performs control of a machine based on an NC program. The numerical controller includes a first table associating the function used for control of the machine, an input signal, and an output signal and a second table associating the input signal, the output signal, and a signal in a dependent relation with the input signal and the output signal. Based on a function code of a function commanded by a block of the NC program that is preread, the numerical controller refers to the first and the second tables, identifies a signal to be subjected to automatic trace, and performs trace.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: FANUC CORPORATIONInventor: Noritake Nagashima
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Publication number: 20170075342Abstract: Provided is an industrial equipment production system, including: a production propriety acquisition unit configured to acquire a determination result indicating whether or not industrial equipment is producible by using setting information regarding the industrial equipment based on equipment information regarding the industrial equipment; a supply propriety acquisition unit configured to acquire, based on user information regarding a user, a determination result indicating whether or not the industrial equipment produced by using the setting information is suppliable to the user; and a permission unit configured to permit the production of the industrial equipment that uses the setting information based on the determination result acquired by the production propriety acquisition unit and the determination result acquired by the supply propriety acquisition unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Takeshi NAGATA, Tadashi OKUBO, Yusuke OKA, Jiro MURAOKA
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Publication number: 20170075343Abstract: A field device (1) and interface (2), a method for operating a field device (1) as well as a cloud service that achieve simplified data communication is obtained in that the interface is a cloud interface (2) via which data communication takes place between the field device (1) and a cloud (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: KROHNE Messtechnik GmbHInventors: Christian HANSEN, Christoph SPIEGEL
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Publication number: 20170075344Abstract: The present disclosure relates to control systems for controlling and dynamically configuring a production line. The production line includes one or multiple peripheral devices respectively located throughout the production line. A controller, or control unit, may, in one embodiment, extract binary instructions included in a file received from a source external to the controller, and the controller operates each of the devices on the production line based on the binary instructions embedded in the file.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: SICPA HOLDING SAInventors: Jesper SPRING, Iacopo GIANGRANDI, Francesca ACERRA, Philippe LEUBA, Frederic DEFEVER
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Publication number: 20170075345Abstract: A distributed networking system and protocol is provided to a networking system with a modular design. The distributed networking system may include a networking system, modules, control module, user interface module, input/output module, network module, data transmission network, hybrid modules and composite modules. A method to interface with accessories of a system with a modular design using the distributed networking system and protocol is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Patrick David Fisher, Benjamin Ryan Northcott, Curtis Michael Dublanko
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Publication number: 20170075346Abstract: A work process management system includes at least one work device and a tag type individual controller that is directly or indirectly attached to a work object to control the work device. Each of the work device includes a work-device-side communicator, a work part, and a work-device-side control part. The tag type individual controller includes an individual-controller-side storage in which a work content of a work process performed with the work device is stored, an individual-controller-side communicator, and an individual-controller-side calculation controller that transmits the work content of the work process performed with the work device in which a performance result is reflected to the work-device-side communicator, and additionally stores the received performance result in the individual-controller-side storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: OMRON CorporationInventors: Taku OYA, Hiroyuki YANAGI, Nobuyuki SAKATANI, Masanori TAKAHASHI, Yasuaki ABE
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Publication number: 20170075347Abstract: A method for reproducing a production process in a virtual environment, has a production facility and a workpiece virtually interacting with each other during the production process. The virtual environment, for the workpiece, is generated out of previously computed three-dimensional data. Scanning an actual production facility is scanned with a scanner. The virtual environment for the actually existing production facility is generated out of three-dimensional data acquired by the scanner.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: DE-STA-CO Europe GmbHInventors: John SMITH, Willian Duncan MORGAN, Andrew Neil BICKFORD
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Publication number: 20170075348Abstract: Example implementations include a system and method for remotely controlling the motion of a robot. In example implementations, the user is presented with a display having video from a camera on the robot augmented with abstract sensor data, and facilitates the user to draw motion path commands directly on the camera view. Analysis of the scene for obstacles is performed, so that the drawing of commands is interactive, preventing the user from drawing impossible paths. The path sketch is then transformed into the coordinate system of the robot and used to generate commands that will move the robot to the desired location. Sensor data is also used to augment the camera view, in particular for highlighting dangers and obstacles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Sven KRATZ, James L. VAUGHAN
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Publication number: 20170075349Abstract: In a vehicle control device that is configured to be capable of switching from an automatic travel of the vehicle to manual travel by a driver, a manual driving adaptation degree of a driver during an automatic travel is calculated based on a driver state (S16), a notification timing is set such that the notification timing is earlier as the manual driving adaptation degree becomes lower (S18), and the automatic travel end notification is given to the driver at the set notification timing (S20).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Jun SATO, Masahiro IWASAKI
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Publication number: 20170075350Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for a roll attitude dependent roll rate limit that may limit an aircraft to a lower roll rate limit under normal flight conditions. The systems and methods may detect situations where a higher roll rate limit may be desirable and allow the aircraft to exceed the lower roll rate limit, to either a higher roll rate limit or a roll rate between the lower and higher roll rate limit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Douglas L. Wilson, David W. Grubb, Mark R. Morel
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Publication number: 20170075351Abstract: The invention describes devices and methods for controlling positioning of a payload on an unmanned aerial vehicle. A carrier as described herein may provide movement of a payload relative to a central body or one or more propulsion units of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The payload may move above and below the central body or the one or more propulsion units. The carrier may comprise one or more guides, a first actuator and a second actuator. The first actuator may permit the payload to translate with respect to the one or more guides and the second actuator may permit the payload to rotate about one or more axes of rotation with respect to the one or more guides. Therefore, the positioning of the payload may be well controlled, and movability and maneuverability of the payload may be increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Hao Liu
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Publication number: 20170075352Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle, including a first control unit, a second control unit configured separately from the first control unit and a surroundings sensor system for detecting motor vehicle surroundings, including: detecting the vehicle surroundings with the surroundings sensor system to ascertain surroundings data corresponding to the detected surroundings, checking with the first control unit based on the ascertained surroundings data, whether there is an object in the vehicle surroundings which could with a predetermined probability collide with the vehicle, to ascertain a first checking result, checking with the second control unit, based on the ascertained surroundings data, whether there is an object in the vehicle surroundings which could with a predetermined probability collide with the vehicle, to ascertain a second checking result, comparing the two checking results, driverless guidance of the vehicle, based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Stefan Nordbruch
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Publication number: 20170075353Abstract: A local obstacle avoidance walking method of a self-moving robot, comprising: step 100: the self-moving robot walks in a first direction, and when an obstacle is detected, the self-moving robot translates for a displacement M1 in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and step 200: determining whether the self-moving robot is able to continue to walk in the first direction after the translation, if a result of the determination is positive, the self-moving robot continues to walk in the first direction, and if the result of the determination is negative, the self-moving robot acts according to a preset instruction. The method enables the robot to accurately avoid a local obstacle, provides a concise walking route, shortens the determination time, and improves the working efficiency of the self-moving robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Jinju TANG
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Publication number: 20170075354Abstract: A method of and arrangement for monitoring the collection of plant material includes the following steps and apparatus for executing these steps, respectively: collecting plant location and attribute data with respect to plant material, before and/or during and/or after harvesting the plant material, providing the plant location and attribute data on a collecting vehicle adapted to collect the harvested plant material, moving the collecting vehicle to the harvested plant material based on the plant location data, collecting the harvested plant material, sensing attribute data of the harvested plant material before and/or during and/or after the collecting, and comparing the sensed attribute data with the plant attribute data and generating an output dependent on the result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Aki Juha Antero Putkonen, Johannes Kaarnametsä, Vesa Siltanen
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Publication number: 20170075355Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods, systems, and apparatuses for autonomous driving vehicles or driving assistance systems and more particularly relates to vehicle radar perception and location. The vehicle driving system disclosed may include a storage media, a radar system, a location component and a driver controller. The storage media stores a map of roadways. The radar system is configured to generate perception information from a region near the vehicle. The location component is configured to determine a location of the vehicle on the map based on the radar perception information and other navigation related data. The drive controller is configured to control driving of the vehicle based on the map and the determined location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Ashley Elizabeth Micks, Venkatapathi Raju Nallapa, Vidya Nariyambut Murali, Scott Vincent Myers
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Publication number: 20170075356Abstract: A method of autonomous driving includes generating, with a 3D sensor, 3D points representing objects in the environment surrounding a vehicle. The method further includes, with a computing device, identifying, from the 3D points, a temporal series of clusters of 3D points representing the same object in the environment surrounding the vehicle as a track, identifying cluster-based classifiers for the object based on identified local features for the clusters in the track, identifying track-based classifiers for the object based on identified global features for the track, combining the cluster-based classifiers and the track-based classifiers to classify the object, with the cluster-based classifiers being weighted based on an amount of information on the clusters from which they are identified, and with the weight increasing with increasing amounts of information, and driving the vehicle along a route based on the object's classification.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Michael J. Delp
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Publication number: 20170075357Abstract: A method including: receiving a synchronization signal and collecting a rolling shutter image of a modulated light on a sensor, determining a primary frequency from the rolling shutter image, and comparing the primary frequency to an expected primary frequency image to determine a directional movement related to a vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Perry Robinson MacNeille, Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin, Dehua Cui, John William Schmotzer, Dave A. Herman
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Publication number: 20170075358Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of computer technologies, and discloses a self-driving car scheduling method, a car scheduling server, and a self-driving car. The method includes: receiving a ride request; determining, according to the ride request and driving information of self-driving cars within a management range, at least one first candidate car from the multiple self-driving cars; calculating a first time required by each first candidate car to arrive at a ride destination according to current location information, current road status information, and planned route information of each first candidate car; determining a final candidate car from the at least one first candidate car according to the first time corresponding to each first candidate car, where the final candidate car at least meets an expected destination arrival time; and delivering the ride request to the final candidate car.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Huimin ZHANG
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Publication number: 20170075359Abstract: A system and method of adaptive multi-scale perception of a target for an aircraft, includes receiving sensor signals indicative of aircraft information with respect to the target; selecting one or more sensor devices in response to the receiving of the aircraft information; receiving sensor information from the one or more sensor devices indicative of the target; dynamically selecting sensor processing parameters for the one or more sensor devices; and analyzing the sensor information from the selected sensor devices and using the selected sensor processing parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Hongcheng Wang
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Publication number: 20170075360Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems of various embodiments are disclosed for operating a UAV having insufficient power to operate normally. Various embodiments include determining whether an emergency-recovery state of a battery of the UAV has been reached while the UAV is flying. An emergency recovery mode may be activated in response to determining that the emergency-recovery state has been reached. The emergency recovery mode may switch the rotors from drawing energy from the battery to generate propulsion to harvesting energy from airflow that is used to recharge a battery of the UAV. A braking mode may be activated in response to determining that a braking altitude has been reached. The braking mode may switch the rotors from energy harvesting to drawing energy from the battery to generate propulsion in order to reduce a descent rate of the UAV.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: William Henry Von Novak
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Publication number: 20170075361Abstract: A flow rate of a gas supplied into a processing vessel of a substrate processing apparatus is controlled according to a set flow rate of a first flow rate controller. The gas is also supplied into a second flow rate controller. When an output flow rate of the first flow rate controller is in a steady state, a first pressure measurement value of a first pressure gauge and a second pressure measurement value of a second pressure gauge of the second flow rate controller are obtained. A difference absolute value between the first pressure measurement value and a reference pressure value and a difference absolute value between the second pressure measurement value and a reference pressure value are calculated, and then, an average value of the difference absolute values is calculated. The difference absolute values and the average value are respectively compared with a first to third threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Norihiko Amikura, Risako Miyoshi
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Publication number: 20170075362Abstract: A system and method prevent product-type contamination in a bulk liquid storage tank. A control unit receives an indication of a storage product type in the bulk storage and a delivery product type in the tanker truck. The control unit compares the delivery product type with the storage product type and controls delivery based on a result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Avraham Shmuel Lichtash
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Publication number: 20170075363Abstract: A liquid level sensing system is disclosed. The liquid level sensing system includes a float system and an accelerometer. The accelerometer is configured to provide an output signal representative of a position of the float system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: S.J. Electro Systems, Inc.Inventor: Corey Lee Steinke
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Publication number: 20170075364Abstract: A shuttle valve having a cage fixed in the cross bore thereof by opposed inlet adaptors extending into opposed first and second inlets is provided. A shuttle is reciprocally located in a bore in the cage, to selectively seal one of the first or second inlets from fluid communication with the valve outlet. The shuttle may be spring biased to maintain one of the inlets in the closed position without the need to apply a pressure into an inlet of the valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Andy PATTERSON, Gerardo MARTINEZ
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Publication number: 20170075365Abstract: A gas-over-oil actuator system for use with a valve in a natural gas pipeline. The system includes a gas-over-oil actuator and a wireless position monitor operatively coupled to the gas-over-oil actuator. The wireless position monitor includes an integral opened spool valve and is adapted to be communicatively coupled to a remote workstation via a wireless network and a wireless gateway. At least one switching relay is operatively coupled to the gas-over-oil actuator and the wireless position monitor. Upon receiving a wireless command from the remote workstation, the wireless position monitor drives a pressure signal from the opened center spool valve to the at least one switching relay to manage high pressure supply to the gas-over-oil actuator and move the valve to a desired position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Andrea Tarantino, Federico Luigi Mastropietro, Filippo Dordoni
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Publication number: 20170075366Abstract: A vehicle system includes a processor programmed to synchronize a vehicle setting based on a home setting received from a home network. The processor is in communication with the home network via a transceiver. The processor is programmed to establish communication with the home network based on a vehicle start request, receive the home system setting from the home network if a vehicle location is less than a predefined distance, and synchronize one or more vehicle settings based on the home system setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Chad Evert ESSELINK, Jason Robert BROWN, Rebecca Helen FARRER
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Publication number: 20170075367Abstract: A circuit for setting a reference voltage is provided. The circuit includes a reference voltage information storage unit and a reference voltage input/output (I/O) control unit. The reference voltage information storage unit is configured to set a level of a reference voltage according to information stored in a first register or a second register if a training operation starts in a first set mode. The reference voltage I/O control unit is configured to set a level of the reference voltage according to first data or second data if the training operation starts in a second set mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Seung Hun LEE, Won Kyung CHUNG
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Publication number: 20170075368Abstract: A system for reducing power consumption in a power supply circuit including: a transformer including: a core; a first winding including a first end and a second end of a first wire wound on the core; a second winding including a first end and a second end of a second wire, wherein the second wire has a larger cross-section than the first wire and the second end of the first wire is connected to the first end of the second wire; an input electrically connecting the first and second windings to the power supply circuit; and an output for connecting to a load; and a controller connected to the transformer for controlling an output voltage at the output, wherein the output voltage is less than a supply voltage at the input, to reduce the power consumption of the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: ECRTech Holdings Pty LtdInventors: Ron Campeanu, Laurence Gonano
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Publication number: 20170075369Abstract: A power supply control circuit includes a plurality of ports, and a plurality of power supply units that each turn on and off the power supply from the power source to the load connected to the port. The power supply control circuit also includes an identification information acquisition unit, a sequence information storage unit, and a switch control unit. The identification information acquisition unit acquires identification information from the loads connected to the respective ports. The sequence information storage unit stores therein power-up sequence information and power-down sequence information specified for each of the loads. The switch control unit causes the power supply unit to turn on and off the power supply to the load corresponding to the identification information, according to the power-up sequence information and the power-down sequence information specified for the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Hideo UMEZAWA
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Publication number: 20170075370Abstract: Equipment having a noise elimination function according to embodiments includes a signal generator configured to generate a signal in which a noise component other than thermal noise is discretely included, a noise detecting unit configured to detect the noise component other than the thermal noise discretely included in output of the signal generator, and a signal correcting unit configured to eliminate the noise component detected by the noise detecting unit from the output of the signal generator, and generation of noise other than thermal noise is detected, and a signal from which noise is reliably eliminated is generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Yuji Satoh